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Bon Samaritain P.O., Palestine--US/Red, 20-P. Turkish on Gruss Aus Bethanien PC!
Bon Samaritain P.O., Palestine--US/Red, 20-P. Turkish on Gruss Aus Bethanien PC!

Bon Samaritain P.O., Palestine--US/Red, 20-P. Turkish on Gruss Aus Bethanien PC!

$ 21.11

Availability: 40 in stock
  • Denomination: 20
  • Currency: Paras
  • Cancellation Type: Handstamped
  • Color: Red
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Quality: Used
  • Modified Item: No
  • Grade: VF/XF (Very Fine/Extremely Fine)
  • Year of Issue: 1903
  • Topic: Religious
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey
  • Region: Bon Samaritain, Palestine

    Description

    This beautiful, rare, Gruss Aus Bethanien(Bethany) post card was sent
    from the Bon
    Samaritan Post Office,
    Palestine(then controlled by the Ottoman Empire), to St. Francis(I believe) Seminary in St. Francis(I believe) Wisconsin
    , U.S., on March 31, 1903. T
    he purple, "Bon Samaritan," cancel on the 20 Para, Ottoman Empire stamp is superb!
    As for the condition of the post card itself, it has few stains or foxing of any type on the front or back! There is a crease in the bottom right corner of the back, and minute wear and tear around the bottom corners. Taken together, the rareness of this post card, its condition, and being sent from the Turkish Post Office in Bon
    Samaritan, make this a fascinating piece of postal history from early 20th Century, Ottoman Empire-controlled
    Palestine!!